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Lars Breuls obtained a Ph.D. fellowship of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), which allowed him to carry out ethnographic research in immigration detention in Belgium and in the Netherlands (October 2016 – September 2020). He succesfully defended his Ph.D. on immigration detention practices on 7 September 2020. He is now working as a professor of penology and studying the decision-making practices of immigration officers. His research interests include practices of immigration control, penal and administrative decision-making, and practices of prison sentence implementation.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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VLOV229: Scientific follow-up of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) project in the lap of the Flemish Houses of Justice
Breuls, L., Uzieblo, K. & Verfaillie, K.
17/01/25 → 31/01/27
Project: Fundamental
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NSIS1: Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM)
Adam, I., Trauner, F., Smets, K., De Kimpe, S., Breuls, L., Lambert, B., Winter, A., Smis, S., De Hert, P., Henrard, K., Vosters, R., Sepp, A., Lechkar, I., Verhaeghe, P., Bircan, T., Van Belle, E., Nagel, M., Brosens, D., De Backer, F. & Consuegra, E.
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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0ZR4132: Soft deportations’? An ethnographic study of ‘voluntary’ return programs in Belgium
1/06/23 → 31/05/27
Project: Fundamental
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FWOWO41: Network for comparative research on innovative detention policies and practices
Vanhouche, A., Beyens, K., De Bus, S., Breuls, L. & Humblet, D.
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Fundamental
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Research output
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Behind the desk: Examining the decision-making and legitimation practices of immigration officials in return procedures in Belgium
Deschuyteneer, L. & Breuls, L., Sep 2024, In: Archiwum Kryminologii. 46, 1, p. 15-36 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Een onderzoek naar de gedragstrainingen in Vlaanderen
Raets, S., De Boe, L., Breuls, L. & Beyens, K., 29 Mar 2024, Vlaams Agentschap Justitie & Handhaving. 168 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › Research
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Het uitwerken en implementeren van een risicotaxatie- en risicomanagementbeleid in de Vlaamse justitiehuizen
Vansteenkiste, A., Willemen, H., Uzieblo, K., Breuls, L. & Verfaillie, K., 26 Jul 2024, Vlaams Agentschap Justitie & Handhaving. 448 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › Research
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Leringen wekken, maar voorbeelden strekken. De gedragstrainingen in Vlaanderen belicht vanuit desistance-perspectief
Raets, S., De Boe, L., Breuls, L. & Beyens, K., Dec 2024, In: Panopticon. 45, 6, p. 485-501 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Van leermaatregel naar gedragstraining. Een onderzoek naar de uitvoering van gedragstrainingen in Vlaanderen
Raets, S., De Boe, L., Breuls, L. & Beyens, K., Dec 2024, Gent: Owl Press. 184 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
Prizes
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Aspirant van het FWO - Vlaanderen
Breuls, Lars (Recipient), 1 Oct 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Activities
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Navigating emotions in a Belgian border detention center: Fostering ‘positivity’ in the face of uncertainty and illegitimacy
Lars Breuls (Speaker)
7 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Overview of ongoing research
Lars Breuls (Speaker)
19 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Between 'voluntary return' and 'soft deportation': the perception and role interpretation of return counsellors in Belgium
Laure Deschuyteneer (Speaker) & Lars Breuls (Speaker)
6 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Methodology in the framework of legal PhD research: An empirical approach?
Lars Breuls (Speaker)
26 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Jongeren in de stad en jeugdcriminaliteit (focusgroep door de Stad Genk)
Lars Breuls (Participant)
26 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
Thesis
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Vrijstelling en verwijdering als keerzijden van eenzelfde medaille? De rol van de gevangenisdirecteur in de (vervroegde) invrijheidstellingsprocedures van gedetineerden zonder recht op verblijf
Author: Breuls, L., 3 Jul 2015Supervisor: Beyens, K. (Promotor) & De Ridder, S. (Advisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Vrijwillige terugkeer in België: beleid, doelstellingen en de rol van return counselors
Author: Deschuyteneer, L. & Breuls, L., 2023Student thesis: Master's Thesis